Excuse me I just want to gush over how gorgeous all this is. The dramatic shot of Lava Lamp with Evil Wolverine and Yuuko’s faces in the background? The two beings who frame either side of this conflict, both reflecting on the decisions made by Lava Lamp and Watanuki, who are technically the same person?
And both want the same thing? To move forward in time?
And how their individual decisions will decide how the entire universe is affected from here?
AND YUUKO’S EVEN MORE DRAMATIC FACE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PANEL WITH WATANUKI? SHOWING THE DARKER IMPLICATIONS OF THINGS THAT MIGHT RESULT AS WATANUKI MOVES FORWARD? (And Yuuko’s general fate as a whole)
GORGEOUS. Could not have framed this all better. I’m here for the drama of these two legendary figures talking to themselves in empty rooms for no particular reason, but lining up so perfectly with each other all the same.
WE SURE DO LOVE THE UNPROMPTED DRAMATICS :D
Ok ok ok one thing at a time
It’s still completely hilarious that they’re hiding the faces of Lava Lamp and Watanuki’s parents from us. Just. Completely blatantly. Even though, like, we know that they are A Sakura and A Syaoran. We totally COULD see what they look like and have it not spoil anything (Unless it was, say, an eye colour that would give it away) - BUT NO, THE DRAMA. WE ARE HERE FOR THE DRAMA. You cannot see their faces.
Yuuko has this photo in her store! Meaning she received it as payment? Absolutely love the implications of who would have had this and traded it to her.
And it’s been long enough since I read some xxxHolic that I have forgotten if I knew that Watanuki traded his memories away. DID I KNOW THIS? DID I SOMEHOW FORGET THIS?
OR AM I NOW OFFICIALLY AHEAD OF WHERE I WAS IN xxxHOLiC?
Please hold while I check this. We had just finished the Kohane arc but had only read up to Doumeki and Kohane talking about Watanuki together.
… OK I CAN’T SEE THIS INFORMATION ANYWHERE. IS THIS NEW????
I AM CONSULTING CHARTS! I AM CHECKING CHAPTER NUMBERS!
I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONCURRENT CHAPTERS. I AM ONLY GUESSING NOW.
4. WATANUKI’S MEMORIES APPEARING AS A LITTLE BLACK BOX WITH THE FUZZY PATTERN OF A BUTTERFLY ON IT?
And 5. The absolute symmetry of Watanuki and Lava Lamp being one person who became two people, and they're both using wishes to maintain the other? The amount of care and love that goes into reciprocal wishes?? How MUCH of themselves they put on the line to make sure their other half can keep going??
